01 Cateye Viz450 £49.99
Lumens 450 Run time 5hrs 6mins static (40lm), 65hrs flash (40lm), 14hrs HyperFlash (450lm) Weight 72g
● CATEYE’S MOST POWERFUL REAR light boasts five LEDs and 450 lumens in its shock-and-awe ‘HyperFlash’ mode, which is so striking as to be a distraction to drivers at night, but is very effective during winter’s dim daylight hours. In contrast, constant and flashing modes output is just 40 lumens, and the ‘Group Ride’ mode – which I tended to use the most, with its sequentially flashing LEDs – up to 130 lumens. The four modes are easily controlled by the single button and, handily, the light (with its 300° of visibility) can be